Hugh de Montfort, Lord of Montfort-sur-Risle

Hugh de Montfort (Hugh II) (died 1088 or after) was a Norman nobleman. He was Lord of Montfort-sur-Risle, Constable of Normandy and a companion of William the Conqueror. Hugh's father was killed in combat with Valkelin de Ferrières in 1045.[1]

The son of Hugh "the Bearded" de Montfort-sur-Risle, Montfort was an early ally of William, fighting in the Battle of Mortemer in 1054, a defeat for King Henry I of France. He participated in the Council of Lillebonne in January 1066 where the decision to invade England was made. In support of the actual invasion, Hugh provided 50 ships and 60 knights.[2] In return, Hugh was installed at William's fortress at Winchester, and he received numerous holdings in Essex, Kent, Norfolk and Suffolk.[3]

Hugh married first a daughter of Richard de Beaufour. They had one daughter:[4]

• Alice de Montfort-sur-Risle, married to Gilbert de Gant, Lord of Folkingham, and so ancestors to a line of Earls of Lincoln.

Hugh and his second wife (name unknown) had three children:

• Robert I de Montfort-sur-Risle (d. before 1111), accused of treason in 1107
• Hugh III de Montfort, Lord of Haughley (d. before 1100)
• Adeline de Montfort-sur-Risle, married William of Breteuil, eldest son of William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford.

Hugh died in England sometime after 1088.